A Brief History of the Early Outdoor Public Fountains
A Brief History of the Early Outdoor Public Fountains
Towns and communities depended on functional water fountains to channel water for cooking, bathing, and cleaning from nearby sources like lakes, streams, or springs. To produce water flow through a fountain until the end of the 1800’s, and generate a jet of water, mandated the force of gravity and a water source such as a creek or lake, located higher than the fountain. The splendor and wonder of fountains make them perfect for traditional monuments. The contemporary fountains of today bear little likeness to the first water fountains. The very first accepted water fountain was a natural stone basin carved that served as a container for drinking water and ceremonial functions. Rock basins are theorized to have been first utilized around the year 2000 BC. The jet of water emerging from small spouts was pressured by gravity, the sole power source creators had in those days. Drinking water was supplied by public fountains, long before fountains became decorative public statues, as beautiful as they are practical. Fountains with ornate decoration began to show up in Rome in approximately 6 BC, usually gods and wildlife, made with natural stone or copper-base alloy. Water for the public fountains of Rome arrived to the city via a intricate system of water aqueducts.
Inventors of the First Fountains
Inventors of the First Fountains Multi-talented people, fountain artists from the 16th to the late 18th century often functioned as architects, sculptors, artists, engineers and cultivated scholars all in one person. Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance artist, was renowned as an inventive master, inventor and scientific virtuoso.
The forces of nature inspired him to analyze the qualities and motion of water, and due to his curiosity, he carefully captured his ideas in his now famed notebooks. Coupling inventiveness with hydraulic and horticultural talent, early Italian water feature engineers changed private villa settings into amazing water displays loaded with symbolic meaning and natural beauty. Known for his virtuosity in archeology, design and garden design, Pirro Ligorio, the humanist, delivered the vision behind the magnificence in Tivoli. Other fountain engineers, masterminding the fantastic water marbles, water features and water antics for the many estates in the vicinity of Florence, were tried and tested in humanist subjects and time-honored scientific readings.
Bernini: The Genius Behind Italy's Greatest Water Fountains
Bernini: The Genius Behind Italy's Greatest Water Fountains Bernini's earliest water fountain, named Barcaccia, is a masterful work of art found at the foot of the Trinita dei Monti in Piaza di Spagna. To this day, this area is filled with Roman locals and tourists alike who enjoy debate and each other's company. The streets surrounding his fountain have come to be one of the city’s most trendy meeting places, something which would certainly have pleased Bernini himself. In about 1630, the great master built the first water fountain of his career at the behest of Pope Ubano VIII. A large vessel slowly sinking into the Mediterranean is the fountain's central theme. According to 16th century documents, a great flood of the Tevere covered the entire area in water, an event which was memorialized by the magnificent fountain. In 1665, France was graced by Bernini's only prolonged trip outside of Italy.
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